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Airelles Le Grand Contrôle, Château de Versailles Airelles made history and opened the first hotel in the Palace of Versailles. Now guests can sleep in places where Napoleon's feast, Marie Antoinette celebrated her wedding, and where scandals and trickery prevail. The 14 charming rooms look like royal apartments, decorated with antique furniture and gleaming chandeliers, and the Airelles website promises guests "aristocratic treatment whenever you have a chance." A private behind-the-scenes tour of the palace is also available for guests. airelles.com/fr/destination/chateau-de-versailles-hotel
Auberge Ravoux, Auvers-Sur-Oise This restaurant is also known as the House of Van Gogh, celebrating the painter's life and marking his special relationship with the town that became his final resting place. Highly recommend dining here, where he spent 70 days as a guest and painting a lot. As it will reopen to the public in March 2022, this hotel serves fine food and wine in the cellar next to the table where Van Gogh once sat. maisondevangogh.fr
Château La Tour du Roy is a 2.5-hour drive from Paris, this hotel is well worth a visit. The historical location of the coronation of Henry IV, it allows guests to stay in the tower where the coronation took place. The medieval restaurant serves period cuisine to add to the retro atmosphere, while antique furniture is everywhere. It even hosted Napoleon and De Gaulle. latourduroy.s3-website.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com
Domaine Les Crayères, Reims This five-star castle is the ultimate luxury bolt hole, where you can enjoy a trip to the Champagne region, directly admiring the beauty of Reims Cathedral, and decorated in a classic French style. When hunger calls, Le Parc, a two-Michelin star restaurant, will satisfy your appetite. The five-course Promenade en Champagne menu offers tantalizing dishes such as wild clams with Chardonnay bubbles, champagne infused chocolate and coral waffles with caviar. lescrayeres.com
Relais Chambord, the location of the Loire Valley is rarely better than this. This five-star hotel is located right in front of the majestic Chambord with 440 rooms. Guests can sip champagne at the table while looking directly at the table. Activities include hot air balloon tours, horse-riding trips, horse-drawn carriage trips imitating the royal experience, specially arranged vineyard tours and boat trips along the river. relaisdechambord.com
Château de la Bourdaisière, a restored 15th-century Renaissance castle near Tours and Amboise, still inhabits an eccentric prince Louis Albert Deb for a small part of the year Luo Yi (Louis Albert de Broglie), he is passionate about tomatoes, and supervised the growth of many tomato varieties on the castle grounds, and wrote a book about them and held the annual tomato festival here. Inside, the faded grandeur is style, and taxidermy and birds—from wild boar heads and roe deer to feathered peacocks—are on display. An unforgettable unique experience. www.labourdaisiere.com
Ore by Alain Ducasse, Château de Versailles In the magnificent Palace of Versailles, few restaurants are as aesthetically iconic as Ore. Its name comes from the Latin "mouth", and it promises to provide sensory pleasure through its series of high-quality dishes. The traditional French menu includes oil-sealed duck foie gras with grilled brioche, and afternoon tea is inspired by Marie Antoinette. The restaurant is particularly romantic on summer evenings, and dinner is regarded as a prelude to the Grandes Eaux Nocturnes-a combination of musical fountains and celebratory fireworks. In addition, you won’t want to miss Louis XIV’s signature chocolate desserts! www.ducasse-chateauversailles.com
La Table du Connétable, Auberge du Jeu de Paume, Chantilly was first greeted by a wooden carousel at the door, and then by the helpful staff at the pinnacle of the French culinary world. Everyone in this restaurant was enthusiastic. Welcome. The hotel is located in the Domaine de Chantilly, close to the castle and its horse museum. The local cuisine is made with nuts and vegetables grown on the estate. From foie gras with Amarena cherries to delicious instant caviar with beef tartare, it deserves its Michelin star. aubergedujeudepaumechantilly.fr
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